Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Australian National University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
sea level change
paleoclimatology
paleoceanography
palaeoceanography
marine geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,663
13,470
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
optics
applied physics
lasers
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,621
9,701
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
computational chemistry
nanomaterials
nano-bio science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,570
14,910
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Political behavior
postcommunist politics
Northern Ireland politics
Australian politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,539
11,425
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
phylogenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,299
25,241
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Epitaxy
MOCVD
MOVPE
III-V compound semicondcutor materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,906
15,877
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
gravitational waves
neutron stars
data analysis
detector calibration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,414
24,798
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Seismology
Geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,373
9,179
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Plant Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,361
7,748
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,330
3,400
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
statistical mechanics
nonequilibrium
chaos theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,645
6,593
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Photosynthesis
Plant Physiology
Crop yield
Mesophyll conductance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,434
11,021
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Ecology
Pollination
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,246
16,205
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Geophysics
Geology
Earth Science
Igneous Petrology
Economic Geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,990
8,927
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Hydrology
integrated water resources assessment
modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,844
11,656
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Galaxy formation and evolution
black-holes and quasars
astronomical instrumentation & telescopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,629
15,301
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Star formation
interstellar medium
computational astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,536
14,923
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
NMR spectroscopy
structural biology
cell-free protein synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,936
5,450
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Control Theory
quantum physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,709
8,061
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Quantum Optics
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,534
9,717
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
genomics
computational biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,165
7,226
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
earth observation
hydrology
monitoring
drought
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,754
17,008
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Evolutionary ecology - quantitative genetics - life history evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,611
9,763
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Paleomagnetism
Environmental Magnetism
Geophysics
Geology
Paleoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,533
12,238
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Behavioural ecology
Behavioral ecology
Procrastination
Evolutionary ecology
Sexual selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,328
10,394
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,581
771
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Eelco J Rohling
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,663
13,470
0.400
sea level change
paleoclimatology
paleoceanography
palaeoceanography
marine geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,633
776
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Barry Luther Davies
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,621
9,701
0.289
optics
applied physics
lasers
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,680
778
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Sean Smith
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,570
14,910
0.444
computational chemistry
nanomaterials
nano-bio science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,698
779
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Ian McAllister
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,539
11,425
0.341
Political behavior
postcommunist politics
Northern Ireland politics
Australian politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,886
784
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Robert Lanfear
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,299
25,241
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,240
802
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Qiang Michael Gao
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,906
15,877
0.482
Epitaxy
MOCVD
MOVPE
III-V compound semicondcutor materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,704
819
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Ling Sun
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,414
24,798
0.765
gravitational waves
neutron stars
data analysis
detector calibration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,743
825
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Brian Kennett
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,373
9,179
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,805
886
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Murray Ronald Badger
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,361
7,748
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,845
888
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Ian G Young
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,330
3,400
0.109
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,523
918
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Denis J Evans
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,645
6,593
0.215
statistical mechanics
nonequilibrium
chaos theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,731
924
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
John R Evans
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,434
11,021
0.362
Photosynthesis
Plant Physiology
Crop yield
Mesophyll conductance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,956
936
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Saul Cunningham
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,246
16,205
0.536
Ecology
Pollination
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,269
949
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Ian Campbell
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,990
8,927
0.298
Geophysics
Geology
Earth Science
Igneous Petrology
Economic Geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,438
954
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
AJ Jakeman
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,844
11,656
0.391
Hydrology
integrated water resources assessment
modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,716
963
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Rob Sharp
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,629
15,301
0.516
Galaxy formation and evolution
black-holes and quasars
astronomical instrumentation & telescopes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,847
972
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Mark Krumholz
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,536
14,923
0.505
Star formation
interstellar medium
computational astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,574
1,008
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Gottfried Otting
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,936
5,450
0.188
NMR spectroscopy
structural biology
cell-free protein synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,859
1,021
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ian Petersen
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,709
8,061
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,095
1,031
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Ping Koy Lam
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,534
9,717
0.341
Quantum Optics
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,582
1,062
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Dan Andrews
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,165
7,226
0.257
genomics
computational biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,107
1,085
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Albert IJM van Dijk
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,754
17,008
0.613
earth observation
hydrology
monitoring
drought
remote sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,296
1,096
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Loeske Kruuk
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,611
9,763
0.354
Evolutionary ecology - quantitative genetics - life history evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,410
1,100
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Andrew P Roberts
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,533
12,238
0.444
Paleomagnetism
Environmental Magnetism
Geophysics
Geology
Paleoclimate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,671
1,115
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Michael Jennions
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,328
10,394
0.380
Behavioural ecology
Behavioral ecology
Procrastination
Evolutionary ecology
Sexual selection